Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Today

byJoseph Majdalani, Ph.D., P.E.

Agenda

Thank You The Profession Our Program The Jesuit Tradition Questions Laboratory

The Profession

“The engineer creates what has not been.”

–Von Karman

Engineers

Engineers develop concepts, ideas & theories, then transform them into realities in order to meet needs.

They couple their understanding of science & mathematics with “engineering sense.”

A Mechanical Engineer

Deals with the production of power from fire, earth, water & air

Harnesses & converts energies to serve man

An unmoved mover Removes conflicts

& solves problems

Mechanical Engineering Offers

Challenging jobs Good pay & benefits Lasting & tangible

products Help to mankind Prestige & status A road to scholarship

The Engineering Team

Engineers Scientists Technologists Technicians Accountants Attorneys Consultants

Engineers vs. Technicians

Technicians implement plans formulated by engineers

The engineer designs the system/device; the technician builds it

Preparing for the Challenge

Algebra I & II Geometry Trigonometry Calculus Physics English (4 units) Computer

Programming

Computer Applications

Social Studies (3) Fine Arts Humanities Foreign Language

(2) Biology Chemistry

Progression

Sciences - Mathematics - EnglishSciences - Mathematics - English

Common Core CoursesCommon Core CoursesMechanical - Electrical - CivilMechanical - Electrical - Civil

Major - Mechanical Major - Mechanical

M.S.M.S.

DD

What Mechanical Engineers Do

Make lives more comfortable Turn ideas into reality Improve methods Improve materials Improve products & productivity Develop machines for the

production of power, goods & advanced military weapons in times of peace & hostility

Tasks

Computers in design

Aerodynamics of jet fighters of tomorrow

Engine performance & control devices

Rockets, propulsion Tanks, helicopters Micro probes

Smart automotive components

Satellites/GPS Robots Advanced Materials Energy & pollution

management Technical sales

Other Related Specialties

Aerospace Eng’g Aero/Astronautical Agricultural Bio-Eng’g Ceramic Eng’g Corrosion Eng’g Cost Eng’g/Manag. Facilities Eng’g

HVACR Eng’g Naval/Ocean Eng’g Nuclear Optical Petroleum Plant Eng’g Plastics Eng’g Transportation Eng’g

Paying For College

Family support Scholarships & grants Loans Co-op & work-study Part-time & summer

jobs Special

programs/ROTC

Career Orientation Tracks

Theory: Research - Development - Design

Hardware: Installation - Testing - Operation

People: Marketing - Sales - Management

Career Options

R&D/Teaching Military Industry/Computers Consulting/Law Management Government Marketing/Sales Business

Career Titles

Energy Specialist Application Engineer Process Engineer Sales Engineer Project Engineer Chief Engineer Corporate Engineer Patent Engineer Product Liability

Research Engineer Development Engineer Design Engineer Testing Engineer Production Engineer Operation Engineer Maintenance Engineer Automotive Engineer QA/QC Engineer

Functions

Understand the bases of mechanical science

Create via RDD: Analyze complex systems, synthesize & invent

Produce via planning, operation & maintenance

Coordinate via management, consulting & marketing

Top Areas of Responsibility

Product Design Management Systems Design Plant Operations Consulting

Good Engineers

Are basically & rationally lazy Very well prepared Very well organized Document everything Keep themselves well informed Are open to new ideas Are not deterred by challenges

Our Program

“Here Wisdom calls, ‘Seek virtue first, be bold;As gold is to silver, virtue is to gold.’”

–Pope

Our Program

It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone.”

-Mathew 4:4, Luke 4:4

We’re Number One

Largest Catholic college of engineering in the nation, 1300u

Number one among 28 Jesuit engineering universities

Top 20 nationwide in percent of women graduates (20%)

College of Engineering

All degree programs ABET accredited

Interdepartmental transfer not restricted by limits or quotas

B.S., M.S. & Ph.D. degrees available in all departments

Direct admission

Co-op Opportunities

Nationwide opportunities

Average monthly starting incomes of $1,810

42% participation among undergrads

When Can I Graduate?

Without co-op, offerings to graduate in 3 years

Guaranteed offerings to graduate in 4 years

5-year B.S./M.S. program offered

Minor -BA (18 cr.)

After the B.S.

Graduate program #1 among Jesuit colleges

May lead directly to law, medicine or MBA

99% of recent grads had jobs within 6 mos.

Average starting salaries above national average

2007 Salaries of MEs/AEs

Today’s Situation

21st century Age of information Medical wonders Manufacturing World market Competitiveness

Today’s Vision

“Engineers put things together to make things that haven’t been around before. To accomplish this, they must work with people, resources & policies, & they must consider social needs. In short, engineering is an integrative process & engineering education should be dedicated to that end.”

–Joe BordognaNSF Assistant Director

The Key

Controlled membership

High standards Organization Cross-disciplinary Hands-on experience Passive education Communication skills Career orientation

Continual Improvement

Improve existing courses

Add new material, courses, workshops & extra-curricular activities

Add new policies to control the quality of instruction

Improve Existing Courses

The student portfolio Case studies Research/design

projects Assembly projects Computer projects Professional

principles Other tips

The Student Portfolio

A holistic self-assessment tool

To evaluate a student’s progress

To demonstrate organized learning

To assess the overall course effectiveness

A marketing device Reference aid

MIT & CUNY Univ. of Colorado Arizona State

Univ. Fairfield Univ. CO School of

Mines

Case Studies

Real-life issues Integrated into what

students are learning

Actual industry Demonstrate

business, social & legal considerations

Interaction with non-engineers

Early knowledge of what engineers do

Equipping them with tools to aid in making decisions

How to deal with open ended problems

Putting students to work on cases

Research/Design Projects

Provide guidance to independent work

Drive & self-motivation

Creativity & logic Persistence & the

desire to excel Ability to

communicate results

Cooperation & team work

Temper & honesty Technical ability Local & global

community interests The importance of

keeping up with current knowledge

Assembly Projects

Disassembling , sketching & reassembling common mechanical devices

Course related Power tools, guns,

disposable cameras & other domestic accessories

Computer Projects

Programming skills Electronic research

& connectivity Convenient posting

of student & course home pages

Working in groups on projects that involve integrating several disciplines

Professional Principles

Promote awareness of professional codes & organizations in individual fields

Implement three characteristics that make engineering a profession:

1. High ethical standards2. Controlled membership, based on

proven skill & conditioned on ethical behavior

3. Specialized skill that is important to human welfare

New Material . . .

Early drafting skills

Reports & proposals

Business links Group projects Internships Passive learning

Drafting Skills

SolidWorks- Pro-Engineer, AutoCAD, Cadkey, . . .

Does not require eng’g knowledge

Gives students time to gain experience

Needed in industry

Reports & Proposals

Compete to gain funding from local industry

Proposal writing, budgeting, manpower allocations, personnel management & overseeing the lab.

External assistance

Business Links

Electives in business administration, accounting, personnel management & business law

Group Projects

Internal, within the college

External, with industry

Internal Group Projects

Formed from students sharing the same interests

Each group designs & constructs its process

Writes a report & makes an oral presentation

Hardware contribution from local industry

Using toolkits donated from various contributors

Simple examples, solar cookers, windmills, water pumps, etc.

External Group Projects

Projects funded by industry, $10-20 K range

Proposals won by faculty & students

Work supervised by faculty

Partial reinvestment in improving labs

Practical experience leads to prospective employment

Students given credit

Internships With industry Student exchange

programs with universities in Germany, France, England & Canada

Promoting exposure to other cultures

Foreign language benefits

Passive Learning

Guest lecturers from industry

Circulating videos & multimedia related to class material

Factory tours, safety workshops, career placement seminars, etc.

Quality Instruction

The teaching dossier

Student feedback Academic

advising

The Teaching Dossier

Statement of philo Student comments Teaching awards Innovative materials Syllabi, exams, notes Design/research

projects, case studies

Evidence of modern integrative methods

Solid evidence of instruction quality

An expression of scholarship

Organizing material leads to improved class performance

Used in Canada & 700 U.S. institutions

Student Feedback

1st-hand appreciation 1-minute forms Elite volunteer teams Continuous feedback Equal footing Classroom

Assessment Techniques

Academic Advising

Problem: 30% switch out Up-to-date, well informed Assess student’s ability Listen to personal issues Assistance programs Career options/interests Enough to write a recom. Call or email

Fundamental Groups

Energy Systems Manufacturing Materials Science

& Engineering Mechanical

Systems

Fundamental Areas

Energy - Systems (power plants, vehicles), Equipment (engines, turbines) & Processes (modeling, optimization)

Manufacturing - Systems (assembly, transfer, automation), Equipment (tools) & Processes (machining, forming)

Materials - Selection & Characterization, Processing & Development

Mechanical Systems -Mechanics, Vibrations, Stress Analysis

Energy Systems

Heat Transfer Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Computational Methods Propulsion Turbomachinery Solar Energy Wind Energy

Manufacturing

Design Controls Processes Ergonomics &

Safety Quality &

Reliability

Materials Science & Engineering

Metallurgy Smart Materials Solidification Ceramics Composites Phase

Transformations Thermodynamics &

Phase Equilibria

Mechanical Systems

Elasticity Strength of Materials Dynamics &

Vibrations Automotive Robotics Materials

Engineering

Will It Change in the Future?

Engineering activities will remain essentially unchanged

The engineering branches will remain essentially unchanged –new may surface

Greater emphasis will be placed on the cross-disciplinary approach & team player function

The Keys to Success

“Love is the pursuit of the whole” -Plato

Faith Dedication & effort

“study hard” Discipline & attitude

“study smart” Determination

“don’t give up”

The Jesuit Tradition

“A.M.D.G.”

The Jesuit Tradition

“The engineer should use his talents in order that man may have more power, but must guard against depreciating human values.”

–A.A. Potter

St. Ignatius of Loyola

1491–1556 1521, Pamplona Sept 27, 1540 Pope Paul III Company of Jesus Spiritual Exercises

St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle

b. April 30, 1651, Reims, France--d. April 7, 1719, Rouen; canonized 1900; feast day April 7), French philanthropist, educator, and founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the first Roman Catholic congregation of male nonclerics devoted solely to schools, learning, and teaching. Of noble birth, La Salle was ordained priest in 1678 and devoted himself to education of the poor. He helped to establish charity schools in Reims and subsequently formed his teachers into a religious order (1680). He also set up boarding schools for middle-class boys, reformatories, and--for the first time--training colleges for secular teachers. In 1725 Pope Benedict XIII raised La Salle's congregation to the status of a papal institute. Among his writings are Les Devoirs d'un chrétien (1703; "The Duties of a Christian"), two series of Méditations (1730–31), and La Conduite des écoles

chrétiennes (1720; "The Conduct of Christian Schools").

The Ancient Code of the Warrior

A knight is sworn to valor His heart knows only virtue His blade defends the helpless His might upholds the weak His word speaks only truth His wrath undoes the wicked

Purpose of Jesuit Education

Finding God in All Things Laboring For the Greater Glory

of God & the Good of Souls Cura Personalis Aiming for the Magis Fostering teamwork and

lasting friendships Reflection for the purpose of

self-betterment

The Universal Good

“The more universal the good is, the more it is divine. Therefore preference ought to be given to those persons & places which, through their own improvement, become a cause which can spread the good accomplished to many others who are under their influence or take guidance from them.”

–St. Ignatius of Loyola

Serving a Greater Cause

“For the same reason, preference ought to be shown to universities which are generally attended by numerous persons who, by being aided themselves, can become laborers for the help of others.”

–St. Ignatius of Loyola

Faculty Creed

“We believe in providing engineering education to our students in the Jesuit tradition in order to prepare them to enter society both as outstanding engineers & as persons with high moral values & ethical standards who possess a zeal to work for the benefit of all humankind.”

Goals & Objectives

The making of a fine engineer Analytical, numerical &

experimental Serious, dedicated & talented Broad-minded & holistic Well-prepared to work with industry To pursue graduate work

By Word & Deed

“If you live & work in such a way that proclaims you have values in your lives, that proclaims the worth of other persons, that proclaims that you are using your education in the service of others, that proclaims you are a humane leader, then we can say that we have given you an education in the Jesuit tradition.”

Enduring Values & Aspirations

Cura personalis - care for the individual

Magis - seeking the “more” Women & men for others Unity of heart & mind - education

of the whole person Contemplatives-in-action

MAGIS

CONTEMPLATIVES-IN-ACTION

LEADERS-IN-SERVICE

“We want graduates who will be leaders concerned about the society & the world in which they live, desirous of eliminating hunger & conflict in the world, sensitive to the need for more equitable distribution of God’s bounty, seeking to end sexual & social discrimination, eager to share their love with others. In short, we want our graduates to be leaders-in-service. That has been the goal of Jesuit education since the 16th century. It remains so today.”

Distinctive Quality

“The most distinctive quality of a Jesuit University is the fact that it takes its mission of service to all members of the community far more seriously than its secular counterparts. Knowing what the institution stands for & what it aspires to be, students will modify their behavior in a manner consistent with the institution’s values & aspirations.”